Eric Johnson will be playing with the Les Paul Trio and Anton Fig at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 5th, 6th, and 7th. He will play two shows each night. They will mostly play Johnson's material but in a jazz trio format, according to Johnson's website. I hope they record some of these shows. I won't be able to catch the shows in NYC, and I think this format would be really … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson on His New Album
Eric Johnson, from a recent conversation with Music Radar about his upcoming album, discussing why it takes him so long to complete an album: "In the end, though, the finished product is what matters, and I just can't lower my standards. I can't go, 'Oh well, I'm not in tune - whatever.' That isn't what turns me on. What turns me on is hearing a guitar with a great sound and … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson Playing Cream’s Politician
In 2007, Eric Johnson participated in a concert called Love-In: A Musical Celebration, which was a celebration of the music of the '60s. In addition to Johnson, the concert featured Buddy Miles of Jimi Hendrix and Electric Flag fame, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jesse Colin Young of the Youngbloods, Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge, among others. For his part of the show, Johnson … [Read more...]
Classic Eric Johnson Article
I can't remember how I came across this article, but I recently found a classic article about Eric Johnson from 1986. The article was written around the time of the release of Johnson's album Tones. Several of Johnson's contemporaries are quoted in the article, including Steve Morse, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Winter, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, who had this to say about Johnson: "Few … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson on Shifting Positions
Eric Johnson used to write a column called "Wild Stringdom" for Guitar World magazine. I saw a recent post on his forums linking to an archive of one of Johnson's old articles, in which he discusses his approach to soloing and shifting positions. I always want to squeeze the optimum tone out of each note. Guitarists often say that your sound comes from your technique, your … [Read more...]